Neil Young 1966-1975

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NEIL YOUNG "tonights the night" 1975. #25 US, #48 UK, #34 AU.

ive been stressing about this one all afternoon...whether i should put it up now or after "on the beach" because it was recorded prior to "beach" but released the following year, i came to the conclusion that for continuity of the story behind it that it should follow "time..." album.
after the dismal tour and reviews of "time fades away" Young got in contact with CSN and the four of them decided to go on a US tour and record anlther album, however at the eleventh hour NY pulled out telling them he wasnt ready to go on the road again. tickets were sold, studio time booked etc and CSN were furious...especially when they found out Young had gone back to California to set out on another solo tour....as usual NY thinks of himself first and changes his mind at the drop of a hat(and still does to this day)
during the rehearsals for the tour young's roadie and friend Bruce Berry died after taken a cocktail of heroin and cocaine,NY along with others found his body three days later...and of course it sent him spiralling even deeper into depression. again he wrote these songs in a flash and opted to play them live at the expense of the other material he planned to use. again,the crowds and critics slammed him.
when finished Reprise Records refused to release the album,wanting Young to record something more upbeat,thus the reason why it was released after "on the beach".
the tracks for Tonights The Night were recorded live and the crowd noise was edited out of the final mix, thus the album has a raw sense of feeling to them, at many a show the title track was played several times,some versions lasting as long as twenty minutes as Young let out his grief in front of bewildered audiences and his album sales tanked.
that aside, what we end up with is "the album of his career", its the most "un-neil" album he has recorded,yet one of the greatest albums ever recorded.
this album is not a good starting place to discover Neil Young and his music, but essential listening for those who know something of him, to be honest i hated this album when i first heard it but the rating it gets now says otherwise.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. tonights the night***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foydBgsse6Q audio
2. speakin' out***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyezjNR8Dlw audio
3. world on a string***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG1wkW1kC6I audio
4. borrowed tune***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-Uqj8TwZk audio
5. come on baby lets go downtown***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veZ4l0Asmms audio
6. mellow my mind***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxF1tFFL2Wc audio
7. roll another number(for the road)***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_yEVdXX9Y audio
8. albuquerque***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqqaIQam8l0 audio
9. new mama***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe5kc1ZxnLA audio
10.lookout joe***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4zKqWJSPJ4 audio
11.tired eyes***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-lfVW7ckg audio
12.tonights the night***

3s=12
2s=0
1s=0

rating: 3.0

need feedback on this one from other members re: how good they rate this one!